The word hackathon is a portmanteau of the words hack and marathon, where hack is used in the sense of playful, exploratory programming, not its alternate meaning as a reference to computer crime. –Wikipedia

Job growth in STEM related fields continues at a rapid pace. Information technology, in particular, is seeing a shortage of qualified workers. The U.S. Department of Labor expects that in just four years, by 2020, there will be 1.4 million …

The President’s Commission on White House Fellowships recently announced the appointment of UMSL COE alumnus Warren Morgan, to the 2016-2017 class of White House Fellows. Morgan received his M.Ed. in Educational Leadership from the College in May 2009.